Four-Star Recruit Austin Goosby Visits BYU Basketball
Mar 9, 2025, 12:47 PM | Updated: 12:49 pm
PROVO, Utah — BYU basketball had a high-profile visitor for its win over rival Utah on Saturday night at the Marriott Center.
Four-star shooting guard/small forward Austin Goosby from Melissa, Texas, was in attendance on an unofficial visit and watched BYU defeat Utah 85-74.
2026 Four-star guard Austin Goosby was in attendance at last nights BYU game against Utah. pic.twitter.com/fVyRmGkYaL
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) March 9, 2025
Austin Goosby is a four-star recruit in the 2026 class
Goosby is a 6-foot-5, 190-pound prospect in the class of 2026. He’s the No. 39 recruit in the 247Sports Composite rankings. The 247Sports rankings place Goosby at No. 27 in their rankings, and ESPN has him as the No. 28 prospect for the 2026 class.
Goosby reported his official offer from BYU last December.
During the pregame warmups before Saturday’s BYU game against Utah, Goosby was on the Marriott Center floor chatting with BYU’s Director of Nutrition, Danielle LaFata, who was previously with the Phoenix Suns before joining Kevin Young’s staff in Provo.
Goosby reports offers from Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma State, Texas, SMU, and others.
Goosby is the younger brother of a current Texas Longhorns offensive lineman, Trevor Goosby.
After the weekend visit to BYU, Goosby posted pictures from his visit on his personal Instagram page.
He wrote, “Cougars?? #unofficial #notcommitted.”
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BYU currently has no commits for the 2026 recruiting class. The Cougars put together one of the nation’s best classes in the 2025 cycle, including No. 1 overall recruit AJ Dybantsa from Utah Prep.
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
